2008 Woodie Awards
Update: Division I status
Tony Patrico
Issue date: 8/17/07 Section: Sports
SIUE's NCAA committee members must also attend the NCAA rules and mandatory meetings.
2010-2011:
The updated strategic plan, as well as any feedback from the board, must be sent back to the NCAA offices by June 1.
SIUE's NCAA committee members must also attend the NCAA rules and mandatory meetings.
2011-2012:
By the end of this school year, the Cougars must complete the NCAA evaluation visit and self-study process. The SIUE NCAA committee members must also attend the NCCA rules and mandatory meetings.
The school must also submit an annual report and the final updated strategic plan by June 1.
2012:
If the Cougars find a conference to join and meet all discussed qualifications, SIUE will be able to compete in all Division I post-season play and will officially be recognized as a DI status school.
This five-year process will be a waiting period for the university and the students, and the athletes may also use this waiting period for their benefit.
"There will be a learning curve and plenty of bumps in the road," Bowers said. "But we will be looking to the future and building a program that will eventually produce a top contender in whichever conference we get into."
Reclassification will create many changes for SIUE athletics. Besides the national coverage the school will receive, the school will benefit financially and also through the recognition it receives.
"The reclassification to D-I has a number of positive benefits," Ed Huneke men's soccer head coach said. "Primarily, it gives our school the respect that it deserves."
2010-2011:
The updated strategic plan, as well as any feedback from the board, must be sent back to the NCAA offices by June 1.
SIUE's NCAA committee members must also attend the NCAA rules and mandatory meetings.
2011-2012:
By the end of this school year, the Cougars must complete the NCAA evaluation visit and self-study process. The SIUE NCAA committee members must also attend the NCCA rules and mandatory meetings.
The school must also submit an annual report and the final updated strategic plan by June 1.
2012:
If the Cougars find a conference to join and meet all discussed qualifications, SIUE will be able to compete in all Division I post-season play and will officially be recognized as a DI status school.
This five-year process will be a waiting period for the university and the students, and the athletes may also use this waiting period for their benefit.
"There will be a learning curve and plenty of bumps in the road," Bowers said. "But we will be looking to the future and building a program that will eventually produce a top contender in whichever conference we get into."
Reclassification will create many changes for SIUE athletics. Besides the national coverage the school will receive, the school will benefit financially and also through the recognition it receives.
"The reclassification to D-I has a number of positive benefits," Ed Huneke men's soccer head coach said. "Primarily, it gives our school the respect that it deserves."
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